diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index 4e6aebe65..709d7d44b 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { registerProcesses } from './core/blitzkrieg/processes';
 import { secrets } from './core/blitzkrieg/secrets';
 import { client } from './core/discord/client';
 
-console.log(`🟡 Launching bot ${client.shard?.ids[0]}`);
+// console.log(`🟡 Launching bot ${client.shard?.ids[0]}`);
 
 registerProcesses();
 client.login(secrets.DISCORD_TOKEN);
diff --git a/src/core/discord/client.ts b/src/core/discord/client.ts
index 3b9e6bbd8..d79c653d5 100644
--- a/src/core/discord/client.ts
+++ b/src/core/discord/client.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { Client, GatewayIntentBits } from 'discord.js';
 import guildMemberAdd from '../../events/guildMemberAdd';
 import interactionCreate from '../../events/interactionCreate';
-import ready from '../../events/ready';
 
 export const client = new Client({
   intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMembers],
 })
-  .on('ready', ready)
+  // .on('ready', ready)
   .on('guildMemberAdd', guildMemberAdd)
   .on('interactionCreate', interactionCreate);
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 75effcb7b..abd416e69 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-import { manager } from './core/discord/manager';
+// import { manager } from './core/discord/manager';
 
-manager.on('shardCreate', (shard) => {
-  console.log(`🟡 Launching shard ${shard.id}`);
-  shard.on('ready', () => console.log(`🟢 Launched shard ${shard.id}`));
-});
+// manager.on('shardCreate', (shard) => {
+//   console.log(`🟡 Launching shard ${shard.id}`);
+//   shard.on('ready', () => console.log(`🟢 Launched shard ${shard.id}`));
+// });
 
-manager.spawn();
+// manager.spawn();
+
+// TODO: re-enable if needed in the future
+
+import './bot';